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Barbershops in Athens County, OH
The barbershops in Athens County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On personal care products and services · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Athens County spend about $19.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $861 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 barbershops, that is $5M per shop, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Athens County has 4 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 68% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Athens County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Athens County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 barbershops on map listings, Athens County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Athens County compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 31,579 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +40.0% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $861 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Athens County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for barbershops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Athens County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, OH | 87 | 31 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +5.7% | #26 of 1,356 |
| 2Licking County, OH | 86 | 14 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +3.8% | #28 of 1,356 |
| 3Clermont County, OH | 86 | 19 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +3.9% | #30 of 1,356 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 81 | 21 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #63 of 1,356 |
| 5Geauga County, OH | 80 | 7 | 2.0 | $6.2M | +0.3% | #67 of 1,356 |
| 6Miami County, OH | 80 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +3.4% | #70 of 1,356 |
| 7Madison County, OH | 80 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +7.1% | #77 of 1,356 |
| 8Medina County, OH | 79 | 20 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +1.3% | #79 of 1,356 |
| 9Pickaway County, OH | 77 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +7.4% | #110 of 1,356 |
| 10Union County, OH | 75 | 7 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +16.5% | #131 of 1,356 |
| Athens County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.7 | $5M | +1.3% |
Other business types in Athens County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas59
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Athens County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 barbershops in Athens County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Athens County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.8M a year, or $861 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $5M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Athens County has 1.7 barbershops per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $5M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Athens County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Athens County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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